George Gem
New member
Ive weighed all options about that.. if you need any help with your LR4 i promise i can help.... I went through it all!
Overland Journal Project Land Rover Discovery 4 (LR4)
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George Gem
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Too much to list!
George Gem
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George Gem
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lwg
Member
Hi Umberto!
- the production IIDTool for the LR4 will have our newer hardware. There is a bluetooth chip on the board) The corresponding app will not be ready immediately. But it will offer enormous potential for the future.
Very, very cool! Since getting our iPad it lives on the dash mount when travelling and I can imagine with an appropriate app that real time drivetrain stats might be available to us. This is pretty cool.
RangeBrover
Explorer
The LR4's actually get some reasonable gas mileage, my trail buddy drives one and he consistently gets about 18 on the highway with the Johnson Rods lift, AT tires, and a full rack. Of course that's keeping it around 70, go any faster than that and it's a crap shoot. When it was stock he told me he was getting close to 20, beats the Land Cruiser every day of the week in that regard.
George Gem
New member
That 5.0L will never get you 20 MPG, maybe if you are driving on completely flat road on the highway for a period of time. (Cruise set) LOL .. Honestly, these cars were not built for economy, they were built for the best combination of luxury, power, and play. To have them all you need to sacrifice something... I love my disco4! Best car i have ever owned for my lifestyle!
Scott Brady
Founder
We see about 16.5 mpg in mixed driving. Given the performance of that motor, AWD and weight of the vehicle, the mileage is acceptable.
David Harris
Expedition Leader
That shows you how efficient petrol engines are getting these days. My 2001 Jaguar XJ8L gets 25 on the highway at 4000 lbs and 300 hp. The LR4 is doing even better in relative terms.
lwg
Member
I've heard of plenty of folks getting 20 MPG with LR4's. It really comes down to driving style, speed and terrain. It's easy to do in Oregon where are speed limits are a joke (i.e. stupid low).
Scott Brady
Founder
An 18" factory Land Rover wheel on an LR4? Yes
I am still not completely settled on a final configuration and may still install 1.25" wheel spacers. One interesting byproduct of lifting the truck is the slight reduction in track width. With the truck taller and heavier, I wouldn't mind having a 2.5" total track width increase.
I am REALLY looking forward to having 18s on this truck for trail work. The 20s looked nice, but were a joke on anything remotely technical (including rocks, mud, snow, sand, blah, blah)
I am still not completely settled on a final configuration and may still install 1.25" wheel spacers. One interesting byproduct of lifting the truck is the slight reduction in track width. With the truck taller and heavier, I wouldn't mind having a 2.5" total track width increase.
I am REALLY looking forward to having 18s on this truck for trail work. The 20s looked nice, but were a joke on anything remotely technical (including rocks, mud, snow, sand, blah, blah)
RangeBrover
Explorer
Any details on the configuration? How did you compensate for the LR4's larger brake calipers?
